I had a problem to run 32bit Google Earth on my Ubuntu 14.04. It was giving an error that libGLU.so.1 is missing. When you point it to the 64bit version it was of course giving error based on being different ELF. So, I tried 64bit install and there there are ai32 library is missing. Thanks to this website, I have solved the problem as follows:Continue reading →

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I like to use PostGIS for my GIS work. Creating a GIS database inside PostGRESQL is not straigth forward. I mean just a couple of lines but I do it by hand. My problem is Ubuntu rep installations do not match to the documentation installations. Therefore, I wanted to take a note to myself in this post how do I do it; so I can use it in the future. Maybe you find helpful too.

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I do mostly compile my scientific tools from source. That gives me an option to compile them with the latest libraries that they are depended on. Most of the source codes are very well maintained and uses great tools like Autotools etc. Of course when you choose to maintain a personal PC like that, you end up with a lot of compiling. My problem was that when I install a successfully compiled code I cannot remove it most of the time or in another words “uninstall” them. One solution is to create Debian packages, or I can install and remove when ever I want with apt tools. BUT, this needs a lot of knowledge on package management. I do not want to spend my time on learning that, I just want a solution that I can remove and compiled code I want whenever I want. Yet, I did not know that there was already a solution for such need. Here is 3 easy steps to do that:Continue reading →

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I use 12.04 precise long term service release. I bought a USB 3.0 adapter which repleaces the DVD player and comes with two USB 3.0 ports. After, I have upgraded some time ago to linux kernel >3.0.20 the module for USB 3.0 (xhci) disappered from the kernel. I was suprised because I would expect USB 1.0 to disspaear not a newer technology. But I found a way to make it work again.Continue reading →

I use PHP for a long time now (over 15 years) but only recently I got interested in compiling my own module. Oh my ! How easy was that ?! In this small article I will add some experience to the knowldge I found on this page and try to write down a small howto about it. Enjoy !Continue reading →

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I use Google Earth very much for GIS data presentation. It is important for me that the overlays is used in maximum extend capabilities of Google Earth. Under Windows this is covered with a good OpenGL library. Same quality can be achived with Linux after a little bit of tricks.

Problem I have 3 computers and they are in different locations. I wanted to use the Google drive as a auto-sync small-file backup place. There had been many solution on Windows and on linux I do find a simple to manage one.